Specializes Presents: Epic America

Epic America is a travel series celebrating the local trails and culture of the bicycle community, think "Parts Unknown" meets "Art of Flight".

- The Synopsis -

Mountain Series:

Our host(s) meet up with [one or two locals] and check out iconic trails in locations around the US. Following their ride, they check out the local post-ride beer and food hotspot with the local cyclist.

Style: Shot bike film doc-style with lots of action cams & octocopters and slo-mo

Comparisons: Mountain bikers do a cross between the Travel channel and Food Network.

- The Format -

- We Arrive. Flight map animation meets our host at the trailhead with our local. They do a short, five to seven minute interview introducing who they are, what and where they're riding. 

- We Ride. This is filmed with octo aerials, lots of slow motion on sic sections of the trail, on-board cams

- We Celebrate. We have drinks/food at the local place with a short convo with the spokesperson at the establishment about what makes them so awesome for the community.

- The Dollars -

Cost Overview:

Production Management - $4,500

Production - $17,700

Post Production - $4,800

- The Principals -

Capstan Visual is a commercial production agency built around the concept that the best ideas are developed in collaboration; the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We put this into practice by collaborating with a curated roster of exceptional industry talent to execute the highest quality productions.

Jay Friesen

Jay has worked on every level of the broadcast programming and production industry for the past 15 years. He launched Red Futon Films in Billings, Montana in 2009. Since its founding, he has produced documentary projects for non-profits in 8 different countries and spanning three continents. In 2011, he released the award-nominated documentary, Half Devil Half Child. In 2012, one of his short documentary projects garnered over 1.7 million views on YouTube (LINK). Previous credits include Producer on the 2009 documentary; Unheralded and Associate Producer of the award-winning 2010 documentary; Wrestling for Jesus. He is currently Executive Producer and host of the weekly web TV show; Dead Reckoning.

Chris Fenner

Chris has worked for eight years in the film industry, doing everything from producing; to shooting, editing, and finishing. Based in Atlanta, Chris is currently on a team developing two feature films; and recently was the Director of Photography for Grammy award winning artist Lecrae's newest music video, with over 1,000,000 views to date (LINK). Along with an impressive body of work, Chris has established strong relationships with to talented individuals within the production industry allowing him to produce high quality work; anywhere in the world.